SBS2003 and HP RDX Storageworks

I recently installed an HP RDX Storageworks external backup onto my SBS2003 server. Since then, when I reboot, the server just sits at a black screen with flashing cursor. If I unplug the RDX, it reboot just fine. I've let it sit for a good 15 minutes at the blinking cursor - so if it eventually boots after that timeframe, I have not had the patience to wait and see.

If the server reboots after installing updates, this will be an issue as I am not onsite regularly.

Found someone with the same issue - it was suggested that the drive may be faulty. This is a new unit, and backups are running just fine so not sure that could be the problem?

I used to have an Iomega drive connected and never had a problem with that on reboot. Just started with the RDX.

Unless I am missing something, I thought I would disable USB boot in the BIOS? But nowhere in the BIOS menus do I find that option. I also saw another post to make sure that boot priority is set as required. But I don't have that option either. The only thing I can do in the BIOS Boot menu is set the boot order. So no luck.

Have not received any further feedback on this issue. I have found that this is a known bug with the RDX backup and the fix is to change USB boot priority to low. Since I don't have that as an option on my server, will close/cancel this post and submit new one under server.

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